Jared Smith served as President and Global Chairman of Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., or Ticketmaster, and Executive Vice President of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., or Live Nation, from 2013 through 2020, overseeing the live event technology and services platform. Mr. Smith brings over 20 years of live event management, ticketing, and sports business sales and marketing experience to the company. During his career with Ticketmaster and Live Nation, Mr. Smith oversaw the development of key industry advancements including Ticketmaster’s TM+, Presence, SafeTix and Verified Fan products. Previously, Mr. Smith has served Ticketmaster as President of North America and as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Smith has been honored on Billboard’s Power 100 list in 2020, 2019 and 2017 and has been twice named to both Sports Business Journal and Billboard Magazine’s “40 Under 40” lists in 2014 and 2015. Mr. Smith also serves on the Board of Elevate Sports, a sports and entertainment consulting firm. Based on Mr. Smith’s tenure as an executive in the live event technology and entertainment markets we believe he is qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Xavier Gutierrez has served as President, Chief Executive Officer & Alternate Governor of the Arizona Coyotes Hockey Club since June 2020. The first Latino President & CEO in NHL history, Mr. Gutierrez oversees all business operations, strategic planning, significant organizational decision-making, and government relations for the hockey club. Before joining the Coyotes, from 2017 to 2020, Mr. Gutierrez was a Managing Director at Clearlake Capital Group, where he focused on investments, operations, strategic development, and investor client servicing & outreach and was a member of the Executive and Investment Committees. He continues to be member of Clearlake’s Executive Council, providing strategic counsel to Clearlake and its portfolio companies. Prior to Clearlake, from 2010 to 2017, Mr. Gutierrez served as Chief Investment Officer of Meruelo Group and President & Chief Investment Officer of Meruelo Investment Partners, the firm’s investment affiliate, where he was responsible for deal origination, underwriting, execution, and capital sourcing and led strategic management for over 40 portfolio companies. Prior to Meruelo Group, from 2003 to 2010, Mr. Gutierrez was Principal & Managing Director with Phoenix Realty Group, a national real estate private equity firm. Mr. Gutierrez has also held positions with the law firm Latham & Watkins LLP, investment bank Lehman Brothers, and NFL League Office. Mr. Gutierrez also serves as a board member for Commercial Bank of California, the largest Latino-owned bank in California. He previously served as a voting member of the U.S. SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies and a board member for several organizations, including Sizmek, Inc. and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Based on Mr. Gutierrez’s experience as an executive in private equity and major-league sports we believe he is qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Meredith McPherron, a director nominee of the company, is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of DRIVE by DraftKings, a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests at the intersection of sports and technology. Prior to DRIVE, from 2018 to 2020, Ms. McPherron served as a Venture Partner with Glasswing Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the next generation of AI, cybersecurity and intelligent enterprise startups. In that time, she was an active member of the Launchpad Venture Group and Boston Syndicates. She also previously served as a mentor from 2017 to 2020 for the MIT DesignX accelerator, an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Harvard Innovation Lab, and as an innovation fellow at the Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences. From 2018 to 2020, Ms. McPherron was a board member and close strategic advisor for BFY brands, and helped to architect its growth and sale to PepsiCo in February 2020. Ms. McPherron’s additional extensive board, operating and management consulting tenure includes experience with Direct Hit Technologies (which was later sold to Ask.com), Trip Advisor, Salary.com, Catalyst Online, the Harvard Business School Center for Entrepreneurship and Benchmark Senior Living. Earlier in her career, she held operating positions at Guinness Import Company, General Mills, and Goldman Sachs. Ms. McPherron currently serves on the board of Global Newborn Solutions and the Harvard Varsity Club and was a recent board member at Noble & Greenough School and The Governor’s Academy, where she received Alumna of the Year in 2020. Based on Ms. McPherron’s experiences as an investor within the technology and sports ecosystem we believe she is qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Tomago Collins is the Executive Vice President of Communications and Business Development at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. Mr. Collins brings more than 25 years’ experience in the sports, entertainment, media, and real estate investment industries. Mr. Collins has worked in the Kroenke organization since 2003 in various senior and advisory roles with sports teams (including the Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal Football Club and Denver Nuggets), sports and entertainment venues (including Ball Arena, SoFi Stadium and Emirates Stadium) and with print, broadcast and digital ventures (including Altitude Sports & Entertainment). Mr. Collins is also significantly involved in the organization’s vineyard interests, U.S. and Canadian ranching operations and commercial real estate ventures. Mr. Collins serves on the Board of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Republic Services Group, Inc, and was a member of the board of AutoNation, Inc. from 2014 to 2019. He also serves as a board member for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation and is a member of the Yale School of Public Health Leadership Council. Based on Mr. Collins’ depth of experience in the sports, media, entertainment, and real estate investment industries we believe he is qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Jared Smith served as President and Global Chairman of Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., or Ticketmaster, and Executive Vice President of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., or Live Nation, from 2013 through 2020, overseeing the live event technology and services platform. Mr. Smith brings over 20 years of live event management, ticketing, and sports business sales and marketing experience to the company. During his career with Ticketmaster and Live Nation, Mr. Smith oversaw the development of key industry advancements including Ticketmaster’s TM+, Presence, SafeTix and Verified Fan products. Previously, Mr. Smith has served Ticketmaster as President of North America and as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Smith has been honored on Billboard’s Power 100 list in 2020, 2019 and 2017 and has been twice named to both Sports Business Journal and Billboard Magazine’s “40 Under 40” lists in 2014 and 2015. Mr. Smith also serves on the Board of Elevate Sports, a sports and entertainment consulting firm. Based on Mr. Smith’s tenure as an executive in the live event technology and entertainment markets we believe he is qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Tomago Collins is the Executive Vice President of Communications and Business Development at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. Mr. Collins brings more than 25 years’ experience in the sports, entertainment, media, and real estate investment industries. Mr. Collins has worked in the Kroenke organization since 2003 in various senior and advisory roles with sports teams (including the Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal Football Club and Denver Nuggets), sports and entertainment venues (including Ball Arena, SoFi Stadium and Emirates Stadium) and with print, broadcast and digital ventures (including Altitude Sports & Entertainment). Mr. Collins is also significantly involved in the organization’s vineyard interests, U.S. and Canadian ranching operations and commercial real estate ventures. Mr. Collins serves on the Board of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Republic Services Group, Inc, and was a member of the board of AutoNation, Inc. from 2014 to 2019. He also serves as a board member for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation and is a member of the Yale School of Public Health Leadership Council. Based on Mr. Collins’ depth of experience in the sports, media, entertainment, and real estate investment industries we believe he is qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Xavier Gutierrez has served as President, Chief Executive Officer & Alternate Governor of the Arizona Coyotes Hockey Club since June 2020. The first Latino President & CEO in NHL history, Mr. Gutierrez oversees all business operations, strategic planning, significant organizational decision-making, and government relations for the hockey club. Before joining the Coyotes, from 2017 to 2020, Mr. Gutierrez was a Managing Director at Clearlake Capital Group, where he focused on investments, operations, strategic development, and investor client servicing & outreach and was a member of the Executive and Investment Committees. He continues to be member of Clearlake’s Executive Council, providing strategic counsel to Clearlake and its portfolio companies. Prior to Clearlake, from 2010 to 2017, Mr. Gutierrez served as Chief Investment Officer of Meruelo Group and President & Chief Investment Officer of Meruelo Investment Partners, the firm’s investment affiliate, where he was responsible for deal origination, underwriting, execution, and capital sourcing and led strategic management for over 40 portfolio companies. Prior to Meruelo Group, from 2003 to 2010, Mr. Gutierrez was Principal & Managing Director with Phoenix Realty Group, a national real estate private equity firm. Mr. Gutierrez has also held positions with the law firm Latham & Watkins LLP, investment bank Lehman Brothers, and NFL League Office. Mr. Gutierrez also serves as a board member for Commercial Bank of California, the largest Latino-owned bank in California. He previously served as a voting member of the U.S. SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies and a board member for several organizations, including Sizmek, Inc. and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Based on Mr. Gutierrez’s experience as an executive in private equity and major-league sports we believe he is qualified to serve on our board of directors.